Former Los Angeles sheriff’s deputy tried to smuggle 1.1 pounds of heroin worth $226,000 inside two Pringles cans into California jail; accepted $16,500 in payments; sentenced to 67 months in prison

Former Los Angeles County sheriff’s deputy Michael Meiser has been sentenced to 67 months in federal prison for attempting to smuggle 1.1 pounds of heroin worth approximately $226,000 into a California jail. Prosecutors said Meiser concealed the drugs inside two Pringles cans and accepted $16,500 in cash and digital payments for the smuggling operation.